N’Golo Kanté: A little man made for big fights! Fans and pundits alike are gushing over his performance

N’Golo Kanté is really small in stature – he is only 168 cm, but with heart, character and attitude he is quite possibly one of the greatest players in football today. There is plenty of evidence to support this claim!

Most experts agree that the 30-year-old midfielder factor was one of the main reasons why Chelsea managed to beat the favoured Manchester City in the Champions League final.

“Give N’Golo Kanté the Ballon d’Or!!! Unbelievable machine,” wrote CT Sport editor Pavel Jahoda.

“We live in a world where almost nothing is valid. But one certainty remains: N’Golo Kanté. The man is unbelievable, if he is a man… For me, the most important man of the finale, a bit boring, admittedly. In the PL Chelsea lost 19 points to the Citizens, but in the LM final they had a better day,” said Luděk Mádl after the final match.

There were similar responses from foreign experts after the Manchester City game, but even fans across the club spectrum were impressed by the little Frenchman’s performance.

Kante was literally everywhere in the final game. His resurgence under manager Thomas Tuchel is also evidenced by the fact that he was man of the match in the Champions League quarter-final against Atlético Madrid, then man of the match in both semi-final matches against Real Madrid and in the final itself.

When receiving his medals and waiting for the famous eared trophy, he mainly confirmed that he is just absolutely made of different dough than the others. Almost the entire Chelsea squad kissed the trophy before it was handed over, but a laughing Kanté did not.

A summary of N’Golo Kanté’s football career over the last 5 years is as follows: Twice Premier League champion (Leicester City, Chelsea), FA Cup winner (Chelsea), Europa League winner (Chelsea), Champions League winner (Chelsea) and World Cup winner with France.

Source: Transfermarkt